"Memória Futura" by corpo atelier

26.02.2024 ------> 13.04.2024

None of the various spaces depicted in this collection of 17 drawings has ever truly existed.

None were built, and most likely, none of them ever will.

However, that doesn’t mean that they weren’t, in some way, inhabited.

Quite the contrary, you see?

All of them have witnessed some kind of an imaginary permanence.

Traces of movements and stillnesses, of gatherings and solitude.

Promises of what could or would happen, but for the moment, hasn’t.

Nevertheless, all of them were, at some point, as real as anything else.

It’s a shame you weren’t there to see.

corpo is an art and architecture practice focused on the exploration and expansion of the architectural anatomy, founded in Faro, during the Spring of 2014, by Filipe Paixão. The studio operates mainly in the South of Portugal. Over the course of its 10 years existence, the studio has been selected by Archdaily as one of the 20 Best Young Practices of 2020, has published two books, its work has been displayed in multiple national and international exhibitions, individually and collectively, namely in the Venice Architectural Biennale in 2023 and published in various catalogues, magazines and books. Its artwork is included in various private and public collections, such as Casa da Cerca and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. As of today, the studio has collected 107 abandoned objects found in ruins.